Black Lightning #5

This 1977 issue of Black Lightning puts the hero in one of his most morally charged spots yet — the cover by Trevor Von Eeden and Vince Colletta shows a green-clad villain called the Cyclotronic Man crushing a helpless Superman in a crackling energy field, while a red-haired bystander pleads with Black Lightning to intervene and Lightning himself fires back that saving Superman means going to jail. That cover exchange crackles with genuine tension, framing the title character's dilemma in a single, perfectly composed image. Tony Isabella's storytelling paired with Von Eeden's dynamic linework makes this a compelling chapter in the series' early run.